The Role of the Psychotherapist in the Application of the Five Steps of Individual Psychosomatic Psychotherapy in the Context of the Three Integration Stages

The process of psychotherapy of psychosomatic disorders requires key intervention skills from the psychotherapist. The transition through the five steps of therapy occurs against the background of the three integration stages in the communication on the axis “client-therapist” and respectively “therapist-client”. It is possible for the process of going through the five steps to be repeated for each of the three integration stages, and it is also permissible for it to go smoothly in parallel with the client reaching “separation” from the therapeutic environment. The psychotherapist's ability to observe these mental phenomena that occur during therapy gives the client security. The goal is to “eradicate” the cause of the symptom, not just cure it.